ll.
Enter LACO, with the Guards.
Arr. Here's change!

Reg. Bid silence, and read forward.

Prae. Silence!----

"and himself suspended from all exercise of place or power, but
till due and mature trial be made of his innocency, which yet we
can faintly apprehend the necessity to doubt. If, conscript
fathers, to your more searching wisdoms, there shall appear farther
cause----or of farther proceeding, either to seizure of lands,
goods, or more----it is not our power that shall limit your
authority, or our favour that must corrupt your justice: either
were dishonourable in you, and both uncharitable to ourself. We
would willingly be present with your counsels in this business, but
the danger of so potent a faction, if it should prove so, forbids
our attempting it: except one of the consuls would be entreated for
our safety, to undertake the guard of us home; then we should most
readily adventure. In the mean time, it shall not be fit for us to
importune so judicious a senate, who know how much they hurt the
innocent, that spare the guilty; and how grateful a sacrifice to
the gods is the life of an ingrateful person, We reflect not, in
this, on Sejanus, (notwithstanding, if you keep an eye upon him-and
there is Latiaris, a senator, and Pinnarius Natta, two of his most
trusted ministers, and so professed, whom we desire not to have
apprehended,) but as the necessity of the cause exacts it."

Reg. A guard on Latiaris!

Arr.
O, the spy,
The reverend spy is caught! who pities him?
Reward, sir, for your service: now, you have done
Your property, you see what use is made!
[Exeunt Latiaris and Natta, guarded.
Hang up the instrument.

Sej. Give leave.

Lac.
Stand, stand!
He comes upon his 'death, that doth advance
An inch toward my point.

Sej. Have we no friends here?

Arr.
Hush'd!
Where now are all the hails and acclamations?
Enter MACRO.
Mac. Hail to the consuls, and this noble senate!

Sej.
Is Macro here?
O, thou art lost, Sejanus! [Aside.

Mac.
Sit still, and unaffrighted, reverend fathers:
Macro, by Caesar's grace, the new-made provost,
And now possest of the praetorian bands,
An honour late belong'd to that prou